Genetics at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying genetics, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in genetics from UC Irvine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

UC Irvine Genetics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

UC Irvine Genetics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the genetics progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The genetics major at UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Genetics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Genetics Schools	53

Genetics Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Genetics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 genetics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its genetics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in genetics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.